Association of Immune and Inflammatory Gene Polymorphism With the Risk of IgA Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 45 Studies.

IgA nephropathy is the most prevalent primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, with identical immunopathological characteristics caused by multiple etiologies as well as influenced by geographical and ethnical factors. To elucidate the role of immunologic and inflammatory mechanisms in the susceptibility to IgA nephropathy, we explored single nucleotide polymorphisms of related molecules in the immune pathways. We searched the PubMed database for studies that involved all gene variants of molecules in the 20 immunologic and inflammatory pathways selected from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database.

Synthesis of Benzannulated [6,6]-Spiroketals by a One-Pot Carbonylative Sonogashira Coupling/Double Annulation Reaction.

A one-pot Pd-catalyzed carbonylative Sonogashira coupling in tandem with double annulation reaction to synthesize benzannulated [6,6]-spiroketals from o-iodophenols and terminal alkynols or alkynyl phenols was achieved. The protocol provides straightforward and facile access to benzannulated [6,6]-spiroketals in moderate to good yields and excellent diastereoselectivities under balloon pressure of CO at room temperature.

Overview of long non-coding RNA and mRNA expression in response to methamphetamine treatment in vitro.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) display multiple functions including regulation of neuronal injury. However, their impact in methamphetamine (METH)-induced neurotoxicity has rarely been reported. Here, using microarray analysis, we investigated the expression profiling of lncRNAs and mRNAs in primary cultured prefrontal cortical neurons after METH treatment.

Intrauterine fetal death in triplet gestation caused by feto-fetal transfusion syndrome - a case report.

Feto-fetal transfusion syndrome (FFTS) severely affects monochorionic (MC) multiple pregnancies and affects 1 in 1600 pregnancies overall. The number of increasing disputed obstetrics cases in China is related to unavailability of prompt diagnosis of FFTS. We present here a woman with a MC triplet pregnancy with intrauterine fetal death at 33 weeks of gestation due to FFTS.

Inhibition of calpain on oxygen glucose deprivation-induced RGC-5 necroptosis.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of inhibition of calpain on retinal ganglion cell-5 (RGC-5) necroptosis following oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD). RGC-5 cells were cultured in Dulbecco's-modified essential medium and necroptosis was induced by 8-h OGD. PI staining and flow cytometry were performed to detect RGC-5 necrosis.

Necroptosis contributes to methamphetamine-induced cytotoxicity in rat cortical neurons.

Unlabelled: Necroptosis, a programmed necrosis, is involved in various types of neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we investigated whether necroptosis contributed to neuronal damage in a methamphetamine injury model.

Methods: Primary cultures of embryonic cortical neurons from Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to different doses of methamphetamine with/without pre-treatment with a specific necroptosis inhibitor, Necrostatin-1.

Potential use of bacterial community succession for estimating post-mortem interval as revealed by high-throughput sequencing.

Decomposition is a complex process involving the interaction of both biotic and abiotic factors. Microbes play a critical role in the process of carrion decomposition. In this study, we analysed bacterial communities from live rats and rat remains decomposed under natural conditions, or excluding sarcosaphagous insect interference, in China using Illumina MiSeq sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons.